Question about Rode NT1000

[clickcell]

So I have a question about this microphone that I own and has been featured on the channel. If I touch it at all, it goes deaf, for maybe 20 seconds. Is this normal for this microphone? I bought it at a discount so I was wondering if maybe this is a fault? Even if you touch it with your nose, it can go silent. I would have thought it would be electrically isolated from the case but mine isn't judging by the way it behaves.

[iampoor]

not at all.

[n45048]

Doesn't sound right at all. I use Rode NTG-2's and they don't have this issue at all. Can you verify that yours is a genuine Rode mic? Also, are you using Phantom power?

[clickcell]

It is powered, I've just tried it again and the issue doesn't seem to be related to touching, I can hold it and it works fine.

But it does sometimes stop working after being handled/moved, I can only assume my cheap microphone cables could be at fault here?. Maybe the connector is loose and I'm disconnecting the power inadvertently? I guess that's a lot more likely.

[n45048]

More than likely. Perhaps not the cable but the connectors themselves. As a matter of course, I only use Neutrik XLR connectors with decent tangle-resistant cable. Even then I always carry spares.

[n45048]

More than likely. Perhaps not the cable but the connectors themselves. As a matter of course, I only use Neutrik XLR connectors with decent tangle-resistant cable. Even then I always carry spares. You don't have to spend hundreds on good leads, if you're not sure what to get, go down to a good audio/staging supply store and feel them for yourself. The tangle-resistant ones usually feel a little rubbery and are much more flexible than bog standard cables.